Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka | |
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| Chairman | Mohamed Kahin Ahmed[1] |
| Speaker of the House | Yasin Haji Mohamoud[2] |
| Founder | Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo |
| Founded | May 12, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-05-12) |
| Headquarters | Hargeisa |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Islamic democracy |
| Political position | Centre tocentre-left |
| Regional affiliation | Africa Liberal Network(observer)[3] |
| Colors | Green Yellow |
| House of Representatives | 30 / 82 |
| Localcouncillors | 93 / 220 |
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TheKulmiye Peace, Unity and Development Party (Somali:Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka;Arabic:حزب التضامن), also known as simplyKulmiye (lit. 'Solidarity'), is apolitical party inSomaliland. The party was founded byAhmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" in May 2002,[4] ahead of the firstmunicipal elections later that year. The party is mainly supported by people from theHabr Je'lo,Habr Awal[5] andDarod clans.[6]
In thepresidentialelections of 14 April 2003, its candidateAhmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" won 42.1% of the popular vote. He was narrowly defeated byDahir Riyale Kahin.
Inparliamentary elections held on 29 September 2005, the party won 34.1% of the vote and 28 out of 82 seats.
In the2010 presidential election,Silanyo and his running mateAbdirahman Saylici claimed victory and comfortably defeated Kahin.
In the2017 presidential election,PresidentSilanyo chose not to seek a second term in office.Muse Bihi Abdi, who became party Chairman in 2015 and his running mate, incumbentVice PresidentAbdirahman Saylici won with 55% of the vote.
| Picture | Name | Term start | Term end | Date of birth | Notes |
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 | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" أحمد محمد محمود سيلانيو | 12 May 2002 | 31 December 2010 | 1936 | 4thPresident of Somaliland 27 July 2010 –13 December 2017 Minister of Finance 1997 – 1999 |
.jpg) | Muse Bihi Abdi موسى بيحي عبدي | 31 December 2010 | 21 August 2023 | 2 January 1948 | 5thPresident of Somaliland 13 December 2017 – 12 December 2024 Minister of Interior 1993 – 1995 |
 | Mohamed Kahin Ahmed محمد كاهن أحمد | 21 August 2023 | Present | 1 July 1953 | Minister of Interior 14 December 2017 - Present |
| # | Name (lifespan) | Portrait | Presidency start date | Presidency end date | Time in office |
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| 4 | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" أحمد محمد محمود سيلانيو (born 1936) | | 27 July 2010 | 13 December 2017 | 7 years, 139 days |
| 5 | Muse Bihi Abdi موسى بيحي عبدي (born 1948) | | 13 December 2017 | 12 December 2024 | 7 years, 210 days |
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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| 2003 | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" | 205,515 | 42.07% | Lost N |
| 2010 | 266,906 | 49.59% | Elected Y | |
| 2017 | Muse Bihi Abdi | 305,909 | 55.1% | ElectedY |
| 2024 | 225,219 | 34.81% | LostN |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
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| 2005 | 228,328 | 34.06% | 28 / 82 | New |  2nd |
| 2021 | 257,020 | 36.92% | 30 / 82 | 2 |  2nd |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83,158 | 18.90% | 71 / 379 | 71 | 2nd |
| 2012 | 244,795 | 30.19% | 99 / 323 | 28 | 1st |
| 2021 | 268,815 | 39% | 93 / 220 |  6 | 1st |
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